Antec HCP Platinum Continuous Power 1000W Review
Peter Donnell / 9 years ago
Over Power Protection and Max Wattage
Power supplies often quote as having various protection mechanisms such and the most important of these is Over Power Protection. In our testing we crank up the power draw until the power supply either shuts down (meaning the OPP mechanism is present and working) or blows up (meaning it is either not present or not working). We then note the maximum power consumption before the power supply shut down (or blew up).
This came as little surprise to me, as I once saw Antec demo this PSU powering two full gaming systems at once, drawing the full 1600w for several days at a gaming event! You’ve nothing to worry about here if you suffer power spikes while overclocking or benchmarking.
